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The "Resting Tree" is a Sand Hickory (Carya pallida) located at the author's homesite within the Pinelands National Reserve of southern New Jersey. It was slated for removal in 1892, when clearing crews made way for the Richland & Petersburg Railroad. Only the resonant protests from charcoalers at Mr. Thomas' nearby coalin' camp saved this valued specimen from the axeman. Today’s peril is sprawl, which threatens the ecological integrity of this special place. Geodiversity, the valuing and conserving of abiotic nature, is advanced as a novel tool for identifying, managing, and preserving critical Pine Barrens geographic elements. |
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Mark N. Demitroff Department of Geography Permafrost Group University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716–2541 U.S.A. (856) 696–9759 mdemitrf@udel.edu |
